Jan Muhammad A. Memon
Jan Muhammed A Memon | |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Hyderabad, Sindh - Pakistan | 1 May 1949
Religion | Islam |
Jan Muhammed A Memon, a medical professional and an educationist par excellence. He was born on 1 May 1949 and obtained primary and secondary schooling in Tando Muhammad Khan, followed by MBBS at then Liaquat Medical College (LMC), with distinction in Surgery. He then pursued FRCS at the Royal College of Surgeons UK, qualifying in first attempt. He returned to Pakistan in 1979 and joined LMC as Assistant Professor of Surgery. He was also awarded Honorary FCPS by the College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan in 2003.
Memon was the founder Vice Chancellor of Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS) Pakistan, the first ever public sector medical university in Pakistan. Being a son of the soil, he has recently founded Indus Medical College in the under developed Tando Muhammad Khan district along with a state of the art hospital. He is also overlooking several other public and private social initiatives in rural Sindh.
Memon was also involved with College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) initially as Advisor Academics with additional charge of Registrar CPSP and then Secretary CPSP.
Brief Career History
- Founder and Principal, Indus Medical College, Tando Muhammad Khan.
- Secretary CPSP, Registrar CPSP and Advisor Academics - Between 2009 and 2011
- Founder Vice Chancellor LUMHS - 2001 to 2007
- Principal & Chairman Academic Council LMC - 1996 to 2001
- Dean Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sindh University - 1996 to 2001
- Professor of Surgery - From 1979 to 2009
- Registrar and Senior Resident at various UK hospitals - 1973 to 1979
Achievements
Contributed significantly towards development of medical education and health systems in Pakistan. Numerous achievements over a career spanning more than three decades. During his tenure, LUMHS was ranked as the second best medical university in Pakistan by the Higher Education Commission Pakistan.
Some of his notable contributions as cited in reputed newspapers include:
- Dawn - July 2005 - http://archives.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/050710/dmag9.htm
- The News - Jan 2007 - http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jan2007-weekly/education-12-01-2007/index.html#2
- Dawn - Oct 2006 - http://archives.dawn.com/2006/10/18/local27.htm
- Dawn - Aug 2006 - http://archives.dawn.com/2006/08/10/local24.htm
References
<http://archives.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/050710/dmag9.htm>
</http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jan2007-weekly/education-12-01-2007/index.html#2>
Khatam Shud